A-Z of Entries

Jacomb

Jacomb 9.5.1804 at Joseph Johnson's

Perhaps Robert Jacomb will PCC 1833 dissenting minister Wellingborough.Northants, ordained by A Kippis 1782, steward of London Dispensary 1783, Sermons published 1785 married 1st miss Danvers of Cirencester 1790 2nd Elizabeth Hilhouse of Bristol 1793 "Mrs Jacomb wife of Rev Robert Jacomb of Bath died" (Jacksons Oxford Journal 18.10.1806)


Jaffray

HCR diary 29.4.1826 "calls - On Mr Jaffray a new acquaintance who is a student of German - and he and his wife readers of poetry"

                    11.7.1834 "to the Opera House where in the Concert Room was the performance - There came into Mrs Jaffray's box Mrs Masquerier and Mrs Aders and Miss Riley - 2 friends of Mrs J: were there"

                    26.4.1836 "I called on Mrs Aders -…


James

10.2.1795 James at King's / 28.6.1801 James at Tooke's. In 1796 list for 1801 Capt James / 15.9.1802 Godwin calls on James at Newbury / 27.2.1803 at Tooke's / 17.2.1805 again / 12.10.1806 major James at Tooke's / 17.11.1806 meet / 26.4.1808 adv at Philips / 23.8.1809 again.

The first entry at Tooke's and all later entries at Tooke's and at Philips' were probably Charles James DNB 1757/8-1821. He was buried at St Mary Paddington 23.4.1821 age 63. He was admitted Lincolns Inn 1780 son of John James merchant of Bruges, Flanders. His will PCC 1821 mentioned that Lord Moira owed debts to…


James, Miss

22.10.1793 at Reveley's

perhaps a relative of Maria Reveley's whose father was John James (will PCC 1829 doesn't mention his children)

Boyle's 1792 Mrs J 74 Wimpole St / J Esq 52 Frith St Soho / J Esq 28 Bruton St


James, Miss

HCR diary 26.10.1823 small party at Aders "a Miss James with Mrs Clarke"

letter 10.1.1830 Mrs Aders in London to HCR in Italy "Sir T Lawrence is no more - he died (I think the servant said) on Thursday night at 9 o'clock, I went there yesterday with my friend Miss James, and could not resist the servant's offer to see his remains"

Matilda Hill Clarke (QV*) her will PCC 1835 mentioned her friend Elizabeth Mary James spinster "now living with me" (1831). The friend of Mrs Aders in the letter of 1830 may or may not be the same person. An Elizabeth Mary James translated works of…


Jameson, Anna Brownell

HCR diary 10.6.1823 Jameson entered picture at RA as honorary exhibitor so he could get in free to the exhibition. He had studied under Basil Montagu

                    11.7.1836 Mrs Aders "asked whether she should ask "(Mrs Jaffray)"to a bluestocking party and said she expected Mrs Jameson etc - I thought Mrs J: would like to see any person of literary name"

                    13.2.1842…


Jameson. William

HCR diary 30.10.1816 "I called at Jameson's Counting House where I was glad to see Mr Aders who has been exceedingly ill - he was indeed despaired of & has still the marks of his dangerous illness"

                      5.11.1816 call on Aders discussion re: Jameson & Aldebert

                        3.8.1818 called on and saw Jameson and Aders


Jamieson, Thomas

6.11.1794 Jamieson at Foulkes' / 28.1.1796 Jamieson calls on Northcote with Godwin & Smith / 24.4.1796 Smith & Jamieson breakfast / 19.6.1796 again / 17.8.1796 Jamieson calls / 23.10.1796 Jameson breakfasts / 2.3.1797 meet Jameson / 21.4.1816 Jamieson dines with Godwin / 24.4.1816 shop. Dr Jamieson / 27.10.1826 dine at  Hodget's with miss Jamieson & pere /. 12.11.1826 sup at Hodget's senr with miss Jamieson / 12.5.1834 Gaskel's, mrs Jamieson.

Possibly Thomas Jameson surgeon Royal Navy 1777 / surgeon & apothecary Hart St Bloomsbury 1779 / of…


Jardine, Juana

1.4.1792 J's family.

Clearly Jardine's; his Spanish wife was named Juana



 


Jarman

Jarman calls 13.3.1798 (in Bath)

 


Jarman, Nathaniel

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION Nathaniel Jarman of Distaff Lane proposed member 11.4.1783 by William Smith 2nded Vaughan (Bejamin, Samuel or William?)

Son of John Jarman of Bishops Hull and Mary nee Wyersdall, married at Nottingham St Peter 10.4.1774 Hannah Huthwaite / 1778 owner of Brenley & Boughton under Bean, Kent / Public Advertiser 6.1.1778 subscr 5gns for American prisoners / 1782 New Fire Office (with Barnard Turner QV*) / 1784 on agriculture committe of Soc for Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce / Gazette 24.3.1786 partnership dissolved between…


Jay

11.10.1795 Jay adv at Holcroft's


Jebb, Ann

31.3.1792 Mrs Jebb and 3.5.1792.

Ann Jebb (nee Torkington) DNB 1735-1812. John Disney and Thomas Northmore swore to her handwriting in her will (PCC 1812). Formerly of Parliament St, Westminster, then of St Martin's Lane, then of Half Moon St

 


Jebb, John

GODWIN DIARY In Godwin's 1796 list for 1785 (crossed out). Also in 1794 version

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION John Jebb original member 1780, elected vice-president 8.12.1780, a very regular attender. In tract distribution took on Huntingdonshire (his wife's home county). See DNB 1736-1786

SunFire 1777 Craven St, Strand. Will PCC 1786, Doctor of Physick, Strand. Dr Williams Library has his notebooks and papers, North Yorks Record Office his letters to Christopher Wyvill 1781-1785


Jefferies

Jefferies 15.3.1790 at Brand Hollis' / 14.12.1796 Jeffries at House of Commons / 18.1.1801 mrs Jeffreys at Charles Lamb's / 9.9.1801 Jefferies at Charles Lamb's / 31.10.1801 Jefferies at D Stuart's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1801 / 14.9.1814 Jefferies calls

The likeliest at Hollis' in 1790 was Edward Jeffries (1726?-1814) blackwell hall factor 52 Lothbury 1772; director Union Fire Office 1781; treasurer of St Thos hospital Southwark 1787; Socy for Abolition of Slave trade; subscr to Jebb's Works 1787, Wm Gordon's America 1788, £100 to Hackney Coll 1788; Unitarian Socy 1791 or…


Jeffery

5.6.1808 dine at Knowles's, w. Fuseli, Jeffery / 7.8.1808 dine at Jeffery's, Eltham, w. Bonnycastle & Knowles / 7.5.1811 Jeffery, & British Institution w. M J & T T / 5.1.1817 call on Jeffery (among 8 incl. Knowles) / 9.2.1817 call on Jeffery, adv. Brougham / 7.3.1831 call on Jeffery (not seen)

I think these could all have been Francis Jeffrey DNB 1773-1850 who has a person record on GD website but only mentions of him in Edinburgh are coded to him. The 1817 adv. Brougham is especially likely to have been him. To edit the Edinburgh Review meant he was probably often in…


Jekyl

Jekyl 4.5.1801 adv at theatre / 23.7.1834 call on Jekyl (not in)

Both these entries could have referred to Joseph Jekyll DNB 1754-1837 lawyer & politician


Jencken

HCR diary 1.7.1821 "dined at Sieveking's met Dr Jenckel physician 2 New London St, Crutched Friars, translates English poems into German - a little dogmatical and a little mystical - I might say he is very much so"

                13.11.1821 "I called on Dr Jenckel 37 Gracechurch St. I sat a couple of hours with him - we talked about English poetry - he is an able man - his wife a respectable woman - but I fear they have not the means of continuing here"

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Jenkins

Jenkins 26.10.1794 at Gray's



 


Jenkins, Caleb

22.1.1789 Cal Jenkins at Robinson's and C J there on 24.1.1789.

Caleb Jenkins d.1792 (see R Pollard, Dublin Book Trades). In Lottery Office trade with Luke White and James Potts (see their entries)